It’s all very well updating your training methodologies, but if you’ve got no evaluation process in place you have no idea of what’s working and what isn’t. Make sure you build a robust review…
OFI Training Team15 December 2020
Have you ever left a training session feeling fuzzy about the connection between how to do a correct procedure, and why it is necessary to do it that way? OFI Manual Handling trainer and…
OFI Training Team15 September 2020
Weaving Anecdotes and real-life Case Studies into our training sessions helps to communicate learning more clearly. That is what we have discovered, over the course of more than 20 years delivering top quality training.…
OFI Training Team1 August 2020
Make your manual handling courses more engaging by refreshing your training methods. Let's face it: The mention of “Manual Handling training” is hardly likely to instil joy in the hearts of your employees. So…
OFI Training Team15 June 2020
Research supports the ‘Stages of Change Model' in its approach to education in Risk Management Research studies, specifically in the field of musculoskeletal risk management, have shown strong evidence for the long-term effectiveness of…
OFI Training Team1 April 2020
Tips for setting up your computer workstation & staying physically healthy when homeworking Due to the Coronavirus outbreak, many people are now working from home, and for most of us, this will be…
OFI Training Team24 March 2020
Make courses more engaging by customising training to suit your delegates. Research has yielded compelling evidence that tailored education to suit differing roles or recipient groups (i.e. management or operatives) is more effective. Tailored…
OFI Training Team14 February 2020
Training isn't just important - it is vital! So it's vital that you get your message across. Make 'practical' an important part of your manual handling training courses. As a Manual Handling trainer, you…
OFI Training Team14 January 2020
Do your employees drag themselves into work? Is a smile a vague memory? If so, your employees' morale may need a boost. Low morale can lead to poor cooperation, low productivity and increased staff…
OFI Training Team10 October 2019
Are you responsible for the health and safety of your colleagues? Do they use computers at their desks? The latest report from the Office of National Statistics states that the most common reason for…
OFI Training Team21 August 2019
Are you one of the silent majority of desk workers that suffer from some form of arm, neck, shoulder or back pain due to a ‘workstation’ that is not correctly fitted to you? You…
OFI Training Team23 January 2019
Technology is an immense and constantly evolving sector from which a new device seems to be launched every week, the advance in the development of mobile computer devises have allowed us the flexibility to…
OFI Training Team10 November 2018
Technology continues to evolve and become an integral part of our daily lives at a frightening pace. The Display Screen Equipment (DSE) Regulations and Guidance from the HSE offers help and advice for the…
OFI Training Team23 September 2018
Carole Waltens - OFI trainer and DSE Assessor Carole Waltens, Senior DSE Assessor and Physiotherapist - OFI, talks about adjusting your chair correctly. For the majority of us, an office based working role…
OFI Training Team11 July 2018
Damon Peterson is the Director of Training for Osteopaths For Industry, and a keen believer in the importance of maintaining programmes and initiatives relating to improving awareness in manual handling. "There are many cost…
OFI Training Team29 April 2018
Osteopaths For Industry are supporting the HSE's Go Home Healthy campaign to ensure employers know the risks of work-related ill health and enable them to do the right thing. Everyone has the right to go home healthy from work.…
OFI Training Team26 January 2018
